Shire of Dardanup
| Shire of Dardanup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 14,033 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 26.648/km2 (69.019/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1894 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 526.6 km2 (203.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Andre Schönfeldt | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Eaton | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Dardanup | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Dardanup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, immediately to the east and southeast of the City of Bunbury and about 180 kilometres (112 mi) south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 526.6 square kilometres (203.3 sq mi), and its seat of government is in Eaton in Bunbury's eastern suburbs.
History
The Dardanup Road District was gazetted on 14 December 1894. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
Wards
The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large.
Towns and localities
- Burekup
- Crooked Brook
- Dardanup
- Dardanup West
- Eaton
- Ferguson
- Henty
- Millbridge
- Paradise
- Picton East
- Waterloo
- Wellington Forest
- Wellington Mill
Notable councillors
- Les Craig, Dardanup Road Board member 1928–1951, chairman 1947–1951; also a state MP
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dardanup (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
